all i had at home was my old ratshack meter that would measure ma,, and if i remember using it last time it was a p.o.s.,, ill take a measurement at lunchtime with my fluke meter here at work.
im probly just in over my head on this radio, im a mechanic and DIY'er for about everything, but never messed with radio internals till about 6 months ago when i got back into it. i can do most stuff if i can see a vid or read up and do some research, but i dont have any of the equipment needed for this type of advanced radio alignment/set-up procedures.
im 100% happy with my base set-up, and if this radio doesnt work out i cant see spending big$$ on a $150 radio,, so i may just try another thats set-up better out of the box for mobile use. but im not giving up just yet,,lol the radio does receive great thats for sure!
and a big thanks to people like Robb and m42duster for helping with mods and advice on the radios!!
bias measured: ratshack meter
-vr10 tp8,tp6 115ma
-vr9 tp8-tp7 2ma
set vr10 to 50ma, vr9 maxed out at 40ma??
re-tested with fluke meter and values are about the same, give to take a few ma.
also TR26 is still in this radio as it was an un-opened box from copper. and vr12 does nothing at all.
im probly just in over my head on this radio, im a mechanic and DIY'er for about everything, but never messed with radio internals till about 6 months ago when i got back into it. i can do most stuff if i can see a vid or read up and do some research, but i dont have any of the equipment needed for this type of advanced radio alignment/set-up procedures.
im 100% happy with my base set-up, and if this radio doesnt work out i cant see spending big$$ on a $150 radio,, so i may just try another thats set-up better out of the box for mobile use. but im not giving up just yet,,lol the radio does receive great thats for sure!
and a big thanks to people like Robb and m42duster for helping with mods and advice on the radios!!
bias measured: ratshack meter
-vr10 tp8,tp6 115ma
-vr9 tp8-tp7 2ma
set vr10 to 50ma, vr9 maxed out at 40ma??
re-tested with fluke meter and values are about the same, give to take a few ma.
also TR26 is still in this radio as it was an un-opened box from copper. and vr12 does nothing at all.
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